AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 19 April 2018
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 2074
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13919 vs 4633

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L1 cache	576 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2385 vs 2074
PassMark - CPU mark	13919 vs 4633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2074

2385

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4633

13919

Name	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2074	2385
PassMark - CPU mark	4633	13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3662

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Zen+
Launch date	21 Jul 2020	19 April 2018
OPN Tray	YD3125C6M2OFH
Place in performance rating	1125	1275
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
OPN PIB		YD260XBCAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$218.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		19.29
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		209.78 mm
Transistor count		4940 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1100 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)